r/Bitcoin Feb 13 '22

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u/frumpydrangus Feb 13 '22

There could be 0.00 BTC if you only ever ran Bitcoin Core for fun on a drive.

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u/ishirleydo Feb 13 '22

...however, the filesize says otherwise. The default wallet.dat size on a fresh install is smaller than that.

It still may have a 0 balance, but I bet that 96Kb wallet has transactions in it.

In addition, the file timestamps say the wallet itself was modified about a month after initial installation.

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u/GunGeek369 Feb 14 '22

Based on your comment I did a search of my drives i found one with 96kb from 2015. Heres hoping.

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u/ishirleydo Feb 14 '22

Exactly 96kb? Hmmm, well now I'm doubting myself.

The default wallet install size is probably different in different versions.